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	08/22/09 - NNHS Newsletter - Black and White “We Americans entered a new phase in our history - the era of integration - in 1954.” - Constance Baker Motley (14 Sept 1921 - 28 Sept 2005)

Dear Friends and Schoolmates,

   Today's White Newsletter pays homage to the landmark 1954 United States Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Board of Education striking down racial segregation in public schools.  I am sure that many of y'all, especially those who graduated before 1958, will recall this decision with more clarity than I.  My most vivid memory is that Norfolk city schools stubbornly refused to comply with the order, and closed their schools rather than desegregate.  As a result, their students (and their parents) had three choices - attend private schools, transfer to public schools in neighboring cities such as ours, or drop out completely.  Those were dark days indeed.  It seems a lifetime ago, and indeed, I suppose that it was.....

BONUS #1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC7JJy9fvbA&NR=1 - Black and White - Three Dog Night, 1974

BONUS #2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOr4O66WZW0 - Black and White - Three Dog Night, um, later...

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_and_White_(Three_Dog_Night_song):

"Black and White" is a song written in 1954 by David I. Arkin and Earl Robinson. The most successful recording of the song was the pop version by Three Dog Night in 1972, when it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The song was inspired by the United States Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Board of Education that outlawed racial segregation of public schools. The original folk song was first recorded by Sammy Davis Jr. in 1957.^[1] The original lyrics of the song opened with this verse, in reference to the court:

Their robes were black, Their heads were white,

The schoolhouse doors were closed so tight,

Nine judges all set down their names,

To end the years and years of shame.

40 YEARS AGO TODAY:

Friday, August 22, 1969 -  This is another one of those rare days in the momentous summer of 1969 when apparently nothing happened, no one was born, and no one died.

THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:

   Happy Birthday tomorrow to  Charles Allen ('57) AND         My Cousin, Cheryl White Wilson (John Marshall HS - '64) of VA!

27 - Pat Helmick Glover ('57) AND Nancy Timberlake Spencer ('57) AND   My Cousin, Jim Atkinson (John Randolph Tucker HS - '77) of AZ;

28 -   Tony Lapides ('57) (deceased 06/18/09);

29 -    Richard Coltrane ('57) of __ AND    Connie Bloxom Thompson ('66) - 1948 (deceased 09/17/08)!

UPDATE ON "THE PROBLEM" - 08/22/09:

  Some of you are have been blocked from viewing the site since 07/20/09 out of safety concerns.  Most of y'all are not.  Our server, 00freehost.com also hosts many, many other sites.  Five (down from six) of them are having malware "issues", so to protect the general public from any possible harm, a warning has been placed by some systems.  Here's the latest from Google: 

  From Ivan Anker ('67) of VA - 08/21/09 - "Question":

Carol,

While visiting with my cousins this past Wednesday, My cousin, Jeanene Anker '60, was there, too, and the subject of reunions was brought up. It was mentioned that some former classmates,   Bert ('60) and Jeanene included, are practicing Orthodox Jews. All reunions are scheduled for Fridays and Saturdays which make it impossible for them to attend. Our Sabbath begins sunset Friday and ends a little after sunset Saturday. One of the restrictions is no riding in vehicles at that time. Was wondering if the organizers of the reunions would consider adding a Thursday activity to the reunion to give them the option to attend. This should pertain to classes as I'm sure there were Jewish kids in all classes. I know my cousins would love to go to theirs. The mentioned that they loved their high school days a lot.

Thanks, Ivan '67

   Oh, WOW! Your note caught me completely off guard, Ivan. I wonder how many others have been as insensitive as I. I knew all the puzzle pieces; I just never put them together correctly to get the whole picture. I knew the Friday night festivities were out of the question, but had neglected to consider how the Saturday night reunions would be impacted by travel needs.

   I wonder if a Thursday evening pot luck dinner could be easily attached to upcoming reunions??  That way a special section could be labeled and set apart for Kosher foods.

   Back in 2002, the Class of 1965 held a Saturday afternoon Birthday Picnic in the park for members of the Classes of 1962 and 1965 who were both having reunions that weekend, and it was one of the most enjoyable and relaxing - and most inexpensive, I'm sure - get-togethers I've ever attended:

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-page.html

     http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunions2002.html

          http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/r2002-65-sataft10-19.html

               http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/r2002-daves-pix.html

               http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/r2002-janices-pix.html

               http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/r2002-sandis-pix.html

               http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/r2002-ednas-sat-pix.html

               http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/r2002-carols-pix.html

   The fall probably wouldn't lend itself to evening hours outside, but surely there are indoor halls which can be rented for such purposes for a nominal fee, making this an adaptable concept for a Thursday evening??

   I'm turning this discussion over the the various Reunion Committee Chairmen, Ivan. Thank you for raising our awareness!

    From the President of the Class of 1965, Joe Wingo of NC - 08/21/09 - "  Coach Nuttycombe's Geography Classroom":

Hope you and yours are all well and happy. My best to your patriot son (        Brent Harty (Hillsboro HS, IL - '90) of TX).

   I DO see, Joe Sweetie, and I added your recollection to Coach Nuttycombe's page, too! Thanks so much!

    From Joe Madagan ('57) of FL - 08/21/09 - "08/21/2008 Newsletter Reply":

Hi, Carol:

      Wayne Stokes ('65) of VA expressed his concern over the seeming lack of contributions by your subscribers regarding their memories of NNHS. Perhaps any decline in contributions could be because you and        Dave (Spriggs - '64 - of VA) have done such a marvelous job with Our Old Stomping Grounds with before and current photo images. These topics seem to get a lot of participation from your subscribers. There just aren't too many places left to jar memories among the TYPHOON Nation.

I suppose one memory about the World War II Memorial Swimming Pool that comes to mind is probably a bit embarrassing for the young TYPHOON working at the pool who really loved to have fun. Part of that was kidding around about the Director of the Recreation and Parks, then Mr. C.C. Nixon. He was an elderly gentleman, and would come to the pool just before closing time to secure the cash proceeds of the day to place it in the safe.

At the time, a song that was quite popular was "CC Rider" and in our quest for fun, we referred to the boss as "CC Rider" because of his two initials and no one knew his first name.

Of course, calling him by this "nickname" was sure to be revealed, and sure enough one time when he phoned the Recreation Center Office, one of us took the call, and then announced to the person being called that "CC Rider is on the phone" and he overhead that comment. He was sorely offended that we would consider teasing about him.
It sure threw cold water of what we thought was fun, and we ceased being seemingly disrespectful to the boss.
He did hand out the paychecks!!!

Now I hope you receive lots of positive memories of NNHS days from your subscribers. The "Bankwalkers" and the "Naked Boys" stories always bring a good laugh about our youthful indiscretions.

TYPHOON Regards,
Joe Madagan ('57) of FL

   WILD GIGGLES! Thank you so much, Adonis! The pages of Our Old Stomping Grounds have been assembled as a storage archive for all those great old memories - and the pool page is one of my very favorites! I added your story there:

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/SITE-MAP.html

     http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/old-stomping.html

          http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/OOSG-S-Z.html

               http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/pool.html

  From Judy Phillips Allen ('66) of VA - 08/21/09 - "Amazing video--have you seen this?":

You must see this video about God and dogs....it is sooo sweet!

http://www.irememberlove.com/video/god-and-dog-by-wj-francisco - GoD And DoG by WJ Francisco - Amazing song and video reminding us of the connection between dogs and God...much more than a word play. A very sweet video.

Enjoy!

   This is very sweet, Dearest Judy - and thought provoking as well! Thanks so much!

  From Jay Styles ('68) of VA - 08/21/09 - "You have received a YouTube video!":

I had the pleasure of attending a Moody Blues concert in the early seventies and it was amazing to say the least. At the closure of this video, Justin Hayward, the Blues leading singer, makes an appearance, he can still sing.  Hope you enjoy this as much as I.

Jay

   Thanks, Jay Sweetie! Unfortunately, your video seems to have been lost in transit, so I located several others of Justin Hayward; perhaps I even fond the one you sent!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ5jgdNMzi0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNYtklywy40

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUcvXLzLPHE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fAZESTcZaw&NR=1&feature=fvwp

  From Judy Phillips Allen ('66) of VA - 08/21/09 - "Colors":

Has automatic picture advance.  This is worth watching, just relax and enjoy: http://www.greatdanepromilitary.com/Colors/index.htm

  From Joyce Lawrence Cahoon ('65) of VA - 08/21/09 - "Tick Warning":

I know some of you "show-offs" will ignore this warning!!!

TICK WARNING!

I hate it when people forward bogus warnings, and I have even done it myself a couple times unintentionally, but this one is real, and it's important.

Please send this warning to everyone on your e-mail list.

If someone comes to your front door saying they are checking for ticks due to the warm weather and asks you to take your clothes off and dance around
with your arms up, DO NOT DO IT!! THIS IS A SCAM!!

They only want to see you naked.

I wish I'd gotten this yesterday. I feel so stupid.

    Thanks, Joyce!

      From My Niece, Shari, of VA - 08/18/09 and 08/20/09 - "Message #4 AND Dog falls in love with Cat!":

		OOOH! Thanks, Shari!	Aww, cute stuff. http://www.flixxy.com/dog-loves-cat.htm
			This is just too cute!... Turn up your speakers... the music makes this video!

  GIGGLES! Thanks again, Shari!

1.    Jane Chambers of VA - 07/01/09 - "CNC BOOK BROCHURE & AD":

2.        From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 07/02/09 - "NNHS 64/45 REUNION PAGE UPDATES":

2. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 18, 19, and 20, 2009 - The Warwick High School Class of 1959 will hold its 50-Year Reunion at the Marriott Newport News at City Center, Newport News, VA. For details, contact WHSREUNION1959@aol.com - WHS CLASS OF 1959
  
3. Friday and Saturday, October 9 and 10, 2009 - The Class of 1964 will hold its 45-Year Reunion - For details, see: http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion2009-64.html - CLASS OF 1964

  Y'all take good care of each other!  TYPHOONS FOREVER!  We'll Always Have Buckroe!

                          Love to all, Carol